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					<span class="sectionsubheading">Wood-Framed Shear Wall Construction: An Illustrated Guide, 2nd Edition</span><br />
					by Thor Matteson, Structural Engineer<br />
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					This guide will help carpenters, builders, designers and inspectors understand the construction of
					wood-framed shear walls. Written by a former carpenter in terms that carpenters will understand,
					this 8-1/2 x 11, 100-plus page guide contains over 140 photos and diagrams. Carpenters and builders
					will find this book indispensable. Students, engineers, designers and inspectors will discover 
					valuable information and tips throughout the guide.<br />
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					The International Code Council, or ICC--the same organization that publishes the International
					Building Code--released Wood-Framed Shear Wall Construction--an Illustrated Guide in March, 2004.<br />
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					This guide will give carpenters and others interested in residential construction an understanding
					of one of the most important building components in today's typical homes: the wood-framed shear
					wall. As a Structural Engineer and former carpenter, I have many years of experience in residential
					construction, both designing and building. I began to wonder why I kept seeing the same shear wall
					problems repeated throughout the West, and offered to give a talk to the local contractors
					association on shear wall basics. While preparing for this presentation I looked for any references
					I could suggest for those seeking more information on shear walls. I reviewed dozens of books on
					carpentry and construction, but did not turn up anything I felt addressed many of the conditions
					carpenters must often deal with in the field. Engineers have many resources on shear wall design. I
					present much of this knowledge in terms that will make sense to builders. This guide fills the void
					between what current publications present about shear wall construction and what engineers always
					thought carpenters knew.<br />
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					The first sections of this guide cover the basic principles of shear walls. This will not make you
					an engineer, but will show you the essential five ingredients in any shear wall. The Construction
					Requirements section covers many basic situations carpenters encounter while building shear walls,
					and the correct ways to approach them. The "Quick Start" figure on the inside cover illustrates many
					of these requirements. The last sections present several advanced topics related to shear walls,
					such as collectors (drag-ties or drag-struts), shear walls with sloping tops, openings in shear
					walls, building shear walls on stepped footings, etc.<br />
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					Interested parties may download a non-printable PDF version of <a href="http://www.shearwalls.com/resources/appendix-b.pdf">
					APPENDIX B</a> of the Guide, "Engineering Principles of Shear Walls with Sloping Top Plates." (This
					is provided as a public service to the engineering community in the hope of promoting better design
					of sloping shear walls.)
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					<span class="sectionsubheading">Table of Contents</span><br />
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					<span class="listtitle">Background Information</span><br />
					<ul class="bulletlist tightlist">
						<li>Purpose of Shear Walls</li>
						<li>Why Shear Walls Matter</li>
						<li>Some Misconceptions About Shear Walls</li>
						<li>Damage Control Versus Life-Safety</li>
						<li>Why so Much Fuss About Shear Walls Recently?</li>
						<li>Shear Walls and the Building Codes</li>
					</ul>
					
					<span class="listtitle">How Shear Walls Work</span><br />
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						<li>Basic Shear Wall Concepts</li>
						<li>Five Essential Shear Wall Principles</li>
						<li>Generic Wood-framed Shear Walls (Beyond the Schematic Diagrams)</li>
						<li>What Happens to Shear Walls in Laboratory Tests</li>
						<li>Example: Shear Wall on a Slab Foundation, with Real Numbers</li>
					</ul>

					<span class="listtitle">Construction Requirements</span><br />
					<ul class="bulletlist tightlist">
						<li>Basic Shear Wall Requirements and Solutions to Common Problems</li>
						<li>Action--Getting the Loads into the Shear Wall</li>
						<li>Reaction--Transferring the Load From the Shear Wall to the Structure Below</li>
						<li>Shear Strength--Making the Wall Strong Enough to Resist the Load</li>
						<li>Tie-downs--Keeping Your Shear Walls from Rocking Up and Down</li>
						<li>Bearing Capacity at End Posts--Keeping Your Shear Walls from Punching into the Structure Below</li>
						<li>Myths That Cost You Time and Money</li>
					</ul>

					<span class="listtitle">Related Topics</span><br />
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						<li>Foundation Considerations</li>
						<li>Prefabricated Shear Walls and Bracing Panels</li>
						<li>Collectors (Also Known as Drag-Struts or Drag-Ties)</li>
						<li>Wood Shrinkage</li>
					</ul>

					<span class="listtitle">Advanced Shear Walls</span><br />
					<ul class="bulletlist tightlist">
						<li>Openings Through Shear Walls</li>
						<li>Shear Walls with Sloping Tops</li>
						<li>Stepped Footings--Hillside Anchors</li>
					</ul>

					<span class="listtitle">Hardware Manufacturers</span><br />
					
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						<li>Miscellaneous Hardware</li>
						<li>Prefabricated Shear Walls or Bracing Panels</li>
					</ul>

					<span class="listtitle">Appendix A--Australian Approach to Shear Wall Tie-downs</span><br />
					<span class="listtitle">Appendix B--Engineering Principles of Shear Walls with Sloping Top Plates</span><br />
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					<span class="listtitle">Glossary</span><br />
					<span class="listtitle">References</span><br />
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					The following errata appear only in the first printing of the book. Corrections were made for the
					second printing. Page "ii" of the book shows the printing number at the bottom of the page.<br />
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					<b>Page 16:</b> <span class="warning">This change is key to	understanding how shear walls work!</span><br />
					In Figure 10, two notes are interchanged. The tie-down and anchor rod on the right transfer uplift
					force from the shear wall into the footing. The tie-down on the left will not resist any force until
					the "action" force at the top of the wall reverses direction. Figure 10
					<a href="http://www.shearwalls.com/resources/figure-10.pdf">(PDF)</a><br />
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					<b>Page 26:</b><br />
					Part of this page did not print. Page 26 <a href="http://www.shearwalls.com/resources/page-26.pdf">(PDF)</a><br />
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					<b>Page 54:</b><br />
					Figure 60 does not print well enough to show the nails in question. Figure 60
					<a href="http://www.shearwalls.com/resources/figure-60.pdf">(PDF)</a><br />
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					<b>Page 57:</b><br />
					The text refers to Figures 67 and 68; The references should be for Figures 68 and 69,
					respectively. Text in the caption for Figure 68 should refer to Figure 69.<br />
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					Note: You may view the Adobe PDF file for any of the updated pages or figures by clicking on their
					respective links. You may also save the files to your own computer. While you are viewing the file
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					and fill in an appropriate file name and location on your own computer to save the file.<br />
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					We strive to keep this site up to date. <b>Please e-mail any corrections or comments to:</b> faq "at"
					shearwalls.com<br />
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					Last updated: June 26, 2005 (Note: No new errata have been found since late 2004)
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